TWiV 642: Bringin' in 50 keys of spike mRNA

<p>Daniel Griffin provides a clinical update on COVID-19, then we discuss phase I preliminary results of the SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine, factors associated with death in 17 million patients, and answer listener questions.</p> <p>Hosts: <a href= "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello">Vincent Racaniello,</a> <a href="http://www.trichinella.org/">Dickson Despommier</a>, <a href="http://www.turbidplaque.com/">Alan Dove</a>, <a href= "http://www.mgm.ufl.edu/faculty/faculty-home-pages/condit-richard-c/"> Rich Condit</a>, and <a href= "http://www.twitter.com/BioProfBarker">Brianne Barker</a></p> <p>Guests: <a href="http://parasiteswithoutborders.com/">Daniel Griffin</a> and Chuck Knirsch</p> <p>Subscribe (free): <a href= "http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=300973784">iTunes</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3R3aXYubWljcm9iZXdvcmxkLmxpYnN5bnByby5jb20vdHdpdg%3D%3D">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href= "http://twiv.microbeworld.libsynpro.com/twiv">RSS</a>, <a href="http://eepurl.com/Gcw59">email</a></p> <p>Become a <a href= "https://www.microbe.tv/contribute">patron</a> of TWiV!</p> <p>Links for this episode</p> <ul> <li>Travis County virtual <a href= "https://dellmed.utexas.edu/virtual-town-hall-for-the-medical-community"> Town Hall</a></li> <li>SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine, <a href= "https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2022483?query=featured_home"> preliminary results</a> (NEJM)</li> <li>Factors associated with <a href= "https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2521-4_reference.pdf">COVID-19 death</a> (Nature)</li> <li><a href="https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-642-letters/">Letters read</a> on TWiV 642</li> <li>Timestamps by <a href= "http://www.twitter.com/jrrmicro">Jolene</a>. Thanks!</li> </ul> <p>Intro music is by <a href= "http://www.ronaldjenkees.com/">Ronald Jenkees</a></p> <p>Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv</p>